Healthcare and social assistance

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A cornerstone sector supporting growth, jobs and wellbeing

Health Care and Social Assistance is the largest employing sector on the Redlands Coast and a foundational pillar of both economic growth and community wellbeing.

The sector plays a critical role in supporting population health, workforce participation and social resilience, while also making a significant contribution to economic value add across the city. Growth has been sustained by an ageing population, increasing demand for disability, aged care and community services, and evolving models of care delivery.

Health care and social assistance has strong interdependencies with construction, education, professional services and technology, amplifying its broader economic impact. As demand continues to rise, the sector presents opportunities not only for job creation, but also for innovation, service redesign and investment in future ready care models.

Why Redlands Coast

Redlands Coast provides a strong platform to deliver and scale health and social services while maintaining workforce sustainability and quality of care.

Key advantages:

  • Large and growing population driving sustained service demand
  • Strong links to education, construction and professional services
  • Established and emerging health precincts and community infrastructure
  • Lifestyle appeal supporting workforce attraction and retention
  • Commitment to liveability, accessibility and inclusive community planning

Investment opportunities

Health care and social assistance offers strong investment and growth opportunities across:

  • Aged care, disability and community services, responding to demographic change
  • Allied health and primary care services, meeting rising local demand
  • Digital health and telehealth, improving access, efficiency and service reach
  • Assistive and health enabling technologies, supporting independence and inclusion

Technology enabled models of care provide opportunities to lift productivity, improve service outcomes and position Redlands Coast as a hub for flexible, accessible and future ready health care delivery.

Future outlook

Health Care and Social Assistance will remain one of the most critical growth sectors on the Redlands Coast.

Future growth will be driven by:

  • Continued population ageing and rising service complexity
  • Investment in health infrastructure, including projects such as Hub 68
  • Increased adoption of digital and data enabled care models
  • Improvements in housing affordability and transport connectivity to support workforce stability

Sustained investment in capability, workforce and innovation will strengthen both economic resilience and community wellbeing.     

Case studies

Nurse Next Door (Capalaba)

Nurse Next Door Brisbane is a locally owned and operated home care provider based in Capalaba, delivering personalised nursing, disability and in home support services across the Redlands Coast and South East Brisbane.

Capalaba based – NDIS registered provider – 24/7 home care – Skilled local workforce – Global care brand

Nurse Next Door Brisbane operates as part of the internationally recognised Nurse Next Door network, delivering high quality, client centred home care services that support people to live safely, independently and with dignity in their own homes.

From its Capalaba base, the business provides clinical nursing care, personal care, disability support, high intensity services and post hospital recovery care, with services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The model is designed to respond to the complex and growing care needs of an ageing population and people living with disability across the Redlands Coast.

The business is NDIS registered and employs a broad local workforce including registered nurses, enrolled nurses, disability support workers and care professionals. This creates stable, meaningful employment while supporting flexibility and responsiveness in service delivery.

A key differentiator is Nurse Next Door’s relationship based, person centred approach, with care plans tailored to individual needs rather than one size fits all service models. This approach has positioned the Capalaba operation as a trusted provider within the local health and community services ecosystem. 

Why Redlands Coast

Capalaba and the broader Redlands Coast provide an ideal base for home care service delivery.

Key advantages include:

  • Proximity to a large, ageing population and growing demand for in home care
  • Strong transport connectivity across bayside and suburban communities
  • Access to a local health and support workforce
  • Alignment with community based and preventative care models
  • A location that supports rapid response and continuity of care.

Being locally based enables Nurse Next Door Brisbane to deliver responsive, high touch services, while remaining closely integrated with hospitals, GPs, allied health and community networks across the region.

“Operating from Capalaba allows us to stay close to our clients and our care team. Being based on the Redlands Coast gives us the local knowledge, workforce access and community connections needed to deliver truly personalised care.”

Redlands Satellite Health Centre

The Redlands Satellite Health Centre – also known as Talwalpin Milbul – is a major state funded health infrastructure project at Redland Bay, delivering expanded health services, local jobs and increased healthcare capacity for the southern Redlands Coast.

$43.8 million investment – Redland Bay – Open 7 days – Part of Qld Satellite Hospitals Program – 100+ health jobs

Opened in 2023 as part of the Queensland Government’s Satellite Hospitals Program, the Redlands Satellite Health Centre represents a significant public investment in the health, workforce and long-term resilience of the Redlands Coast.

Located in Redland Bay within the Weinam Creek Priority Development Area, the facility provides urgent care for minor illness and injury, specialist outpatient services, a kidney dialysis unit and a cancer day therapy unit, helping to take pressure off the Redland Hospital emergency department. The centre operates from 8am to 10pm, seven days a week.

The hospital has recruited more than 100 health professionals, including doctors, nurses, allied health practitioners, administration and operational staff, strengthening local workforce participation and creating new career pathways close to where people live. 

Talwalpin Milbul – named in consultation with Traditional Owners – plays an important role as essential social infrastructure, supporting population growth across the southern Redlands and improving access to care for mainland and bay island residents.

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Why Redlands Coast

The Redlands Coast was selected for this investment due to:

  • Rapid population growth in the southern Redlands
  • Distance from major hospital emergency departments
  • The need to decentralise and modernise healthcare access
  • Strong transport and future development links through the Weinam Creek PDA

The facility anchors health services within a broader mixed-use precinct, demonstrating confidence in Redlands Coast as a long-term growth region

“This facility ensures people in the Redlands can access the care they need sooner and closer to home, while supporting local jobs and easing pressure across the broader hospital network.” – Queensland Minister for Health

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